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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn.  Concussion Safety Night for youth football and cheerleading coaches and parents will be held June 14 at Saugatuck Elementary School in Westport. The event is sponsored by Westport PAL and SportsCAPP.com. It will run from 7-9 p.m.

Coaches will get information on specific practice drills with lower concussion risks, recognition and proper response for possible concussions,
new iPhone apps
for coaches and equipment for players, information on concussion research and the concussion differences in boys and girls.

Speakers will include Norwalks
Katherine Snedaker
of
SportsCAPP
, which stands for Sports Concussion Awareness and Prevention program. She has been at the forefront of a movement to close a loophole in Connecticut laws that leave children in youth league sports vulnerable to insufficient protection when they suffer concussions.
Westport PAL
director Carm Roda will present new research outlining the reduction of concussions with specific steps, drills and techniques.